osteopathology

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noun

pathology of bone

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounosteopathology (usually uncountable, plural osteopathologies)

plural osteopathologies

  1. uncountableusuallypathology of bone

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
osteopathy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Frenchpathologie
  11. Englishpathology
  12. Englishosteopathology

From osteo- + pathology.

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Cite this entry
APA

osteopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopathology

MLA

“osteopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopathology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteopathology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopathology.

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